Old-Fashioned DIY Products

Another use for vinegar in our house, descaling the electric water kettle.

Been purging the kettle for years using regular white vinegar, and it restores the inside of the kettle like new.

Once, maybe twice a year is all that's needed.
 

tbeltrans said:
In a grade school science class, the teacher put a piece of raw meat in a jar filled with Coca-Cola at the beginning of the day's class session. At the end of the session, the meat was pretty much decimated. The teacher then asked the class what we thought that same beverage would do to our bodies.

As kids, my parents couldn't afford the dental bills, so we were rarely allowed to drink pop or eat candy. I never formed a taste for that kind of stuff.

Tony
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Mom and dad never had the money, so that's why us kids seen pop only at Christmas.

As for other miscellaneous treats and things, mom baked, so we always had dessert in the home.
 
I was taught by a Mennonite lady I worked with that if you were cooking ham that was too salty you could cook it with a baking potato cut open to help absorb the salt.

When there's no hydrogen peroxide at the store I use equal parts of antiseptic mouthwash & white vinegar in warm water with a tablespoon of baking soda.
 
You folks in this thread are onto something quite good. I know that some churches publish cookbooks that contain recipes from the congregation. You folks could put together a volume of DIY tips. :cool:

The only tip I can provide is: remember always to breathe (breathe in...breathe out). Very important for sustaining life. (y)

Tony
 
tbeltrans said:
You folks in this thread are onto something quite good. I know that some churches publish cookbooks that contain recipes from the congregation. You folks could put together a volume of DIY tips. :cool:

The only tip I can provide is: remember always to breathe (breathe in...breathe out). Very important for sustaining life. (y)

Tony
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How lovely of you to say, Tony! :love:
 
win231 said:
HAHA. Last summer, before I discovered DEET, I tried a similar remedy on my mosquito bites. First I'd scrape off the top layer of skin with a knife, then apply alcohol. It also didn't work. After that, it just burned AND itched.
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Haven't forgot about your DEET recommendation, Win.

I remember you mentioning it in another thread a while back.

We'll be investing in some this coming up season!
 
MarciKS said:
My jar says in case of accidental ingestion to call poison control.
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Really? My Mother used this all the time I was growing up! I use it all the time and I'm TERRIBLY HEALTHY! But if thats what it says, I sure wouldn't pay any attention to ME! I would listen to the manufacturer! It's possible synthetic additives are in it now that were not in it when I was a child.
 
Gaer said:
Really? My Mother used this all the time I was growing up! I use it all the time and I'm TERRIBLY HEALTHY! But if thats what it says, I sure wouldn't pay any attention to ME! I would listen to the manufacturer! It's possible synthetic additives are in it now that were not in it when I was a child.
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One of my grandmothers did it, Gaer, and if I'm not mistaken, there's another member here on the site that has done it in the past, or still does it.

Can't recall who mentioned it before.
 
Gaer said:
Don't make stuff but:
Baking soda for my toothpaste
and
a big dollup of Vick's Vapor rub in the back of my tongue is I have a sore or raw throat.
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my grandmother had lots of home remedies for things that "ailed ya". a sore throat merited a SPOONFUL of Vicks! it says, right on jar, for external use only... but Nana wasn't about hearing NO. actually wasn't as gross as you might think... as long as you just swallowed it right on down. i bet none of it got digested anyway... just slid on out the other end, i guess!

another sore throat remedy... a few plain aspirin dissolved in warm water and gargled. medically, i made perfect sense. but that taste... makes me gag just thinking of it.
 
wcwbf said:
my grandmother had lots of home remedies for things that "ailed ya". a sore throat merited a SPOONFUL of Vicks! it says, right on jar, for external use only... but Nana wasn't about hearing NO. actually wasn't as gross as you might think... as long as you just swallowed it right on down. i bet none of it got digested anyway... just slid on out the other end, i guess!

another sore throat remedy... a few plain aspirin dissolved in warm water and gargled. medically, i made perfect sense. but that taste... makes me gag just thinking of it.
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ROFLMAO!

I'll bet it slid right out the other end, too!
 
Gargling with regular ordinary table salt mixed with hot water is a favourite in our house. Aside from the antibacterial qualities of giving ones mouth and tonsils a good flushing with saltwater, gargling with a salt and water mix keeps breath fresh and tonsillitis away, and according to medical reports, the common cold bug originates and gains it's momentum in your throat, so gargling with salt and water helps kill any sort of cold bug viruses that may be hiding out in and around the throat area/region.
 
OK! Looked at my Vick's label. Only natural ingredients and no warning. If it had a warning I would not useit orally. It doesn't so I will continue , if needed.
Besides, It doubles as my newest perfume scent!
 
Gaer said:
OK! Looked at my Vick's label. Only natural ingredients and no warning. If it had a warning I would not useit orally. It doesn't so I will continue , if needed.
Besides, It doubles as my newest perfume scent!
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I'm using different brands but next time I get a chance I'm checking out the brand name jars. That's interesting. I myself don't think I could swallow that stuff. I rub it on the outside of my throat when it hurts.
 
Jules said:
That‘s a totally different DIY use.

When using the vaporizer, I add Vicks to it.
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I remember when my baby siblings would get sick and plugged up, my mom had an electric operated room vaporizer that she would fill with water and add Vicks to, to help their breathing and to help the babies sleep.
 
Still remember the awful gooey and sticky feeling of Vicks on my chest when I got sick.

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Don't know if this can be classified as, or falls under the theme of this thread topic, but when me and my baby siblings used to get sick, mom would warm an ounce or two of homemade red wine for us to sip on.

It worked two-fold, one, in soothing our coughs, and the other to help us relax and fall asleep.

We did have standard store-bought cough syrup on hand always though.
 
An old DIY I remember from back in the late 60's, was my grandparents biting down on a clove when they had a toothache.

I never tired it, because I never had a toothache, but I do remember biting down on a clove on the affected tooth was supposed to numb the pain.
 

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